Stay Afraid

by Parts & Labor

Overview

Parts & Labor's Stay Afraid is a clamorous piece of noise rock brilliance. Three years since their collaboration with vocalist Tyondai Braxton, Parts & Labor finally seem sound. Bassist BJ Warshaw and keyboard player Dan Friel expand their punk palate without getting too experimental. Drummer Christopher R. Weingarten makes his recording debut with the band, providing more than enough punch and kick for these 10 songs. Slamming album opener "A Great Divide" is a nervy horsewhip of chintzy electronics and blistering guitars, setting the album's anxious pace at full throttle. "Drastic Measures" and "New Buildings" build upon that tenacity without repetition while echoing bits of classic Huesker Due. "Repair" starts out like a soldier's march with Weingarten's quickening drum beats. Warshaw's muddied vocals run to catch up to the build up of frenzied sound. Through it all, Warshaw's lyrics showcase a nervous public, its support of excessive consumerism and its suspicions of the leaders at hand. Stay Afraid is loud and clear in its delivery. There's no catch here. Parts & Labor sound pretty serious when it comes to making smart indie rock in 2006. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/11/2006
Label:	Jagjaguwar / Brah/Jagjaguwar
UPC:	0656605207728
Rank:	260628

Tracks

1. A Great Divide
2. Drastic Measures
3. A Pleasant Stay
4. New Buildings
5. Death
6. Timeline
7. Repair
8. Stay Afraid
9. Springtime Hibernation
10. Changing of the Guard

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Parts & Labor   Primary Artist
BJ Warshaw   Keyboards,Electronics,Vocals
Christopher R. Weingarten   Drums
Dan Friel   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Electronics

Technical Credits

Parts & Labor   Composer
Scott Norton   Mixing,Engineer
Ian Ross   Tray Photo,Photography
Alan Douches   Mastering
Tod Seelie   Photography